Gliding settee.



No..8'73,381. PATENTED DEG. 10, 1907. I. C. MANAHAN.

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No. 873,381v PATENTED DEC. l0, 1907.

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GLIDING SETTEE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5. 1901.

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GLIDING SETTEE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1907.

NVENTOR reference being IRA C. MANAHAN, OF GOSHEN, INDIANA.

GLIDING- SETTEE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application iiled August 5| 1907. Serial No. 387.156.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known kthat I, IRA C. MANAHAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Goshen, in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gliding Settees; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use same, had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters and iigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speciiication.

This invention relates to new and useful vimprovements in gliding settees and the object of the invention is to produce a .simple and efficient apparatus of this nature, which may be given a reciprocating'movement by persons sitting on the same, the movement being effected by the limbs of the operatorwho, while sitting upon the seat, rests his or her feet upon a movable platform.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically deiined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which igure 1 is a perspective view of the settee. Fig. 2 is an end view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, showing parts in elevation. Fig. 4 is an enlarged erspective view of one of the axles and roc ing mem` bers mounted thereon. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detailed sectional view through one of the rocking members. Fig. 7 is a detailed perspective view showing the caster carrying strip which is rotatable. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the apparatus showing the backs of the seats turned down, whereby the apparatus may be utilized asa bed, and Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a frame of the apparatus upon which the settee is supported, and B-B designate two strips, the ends of which are ivotally mounted in suitable bearin s near t e ends of the frame, said strips eac carrying a swiveled caster wheel B. Each of said cross pieces A2 of said frame, it willk be noted is provided with'a shoulder A3 upon the outer edge thereof and B2 designates a laterally projecting wing upon each piece B which is adapted, when the casters are turned down, to rest upon said projection A3, as shown clearly in the detail view of the caster carrying strip.

Inorder to hold the strips B so that the weight of the apparatus will rest upon the casters, a button B4 is pivotally mounted upon the frame, one end of which is adapted to swing over the strip B, as shown clearly in the drawings. By this mechanism, it will be observed that the casters may be thrown in such a position as to support the weight of the settee or may be thrown up into such a position that the frame will rest stationary.

C-C designate bracket arms, made preferably of any suitable metal, each of which is fastened to the frame and near the upper end of each of said bracket arms is a bearing a erture C/ circular in outline and a slot C2 leads through the top of each bracket member into said bearing openings. It will be noted that there are two of said bracket arms near each end of the frame and arranged opposite each other. 1

D-D designate axles, made preferably of steel, and of rectangular shape in cross section with their ends cut away as at D adapted to be inserted through the slots in the ends of the bracket arms, and rest in the circular bearing openings formed therein. It will be noted that the weight of the settee will come upon said axle and, by the provision of the peculiar shape of the axles, the friction intermediate the ends of the axles and the bearings will be reduced to minimum.

E-E designate two arms which are fastened to or integral with each axle, said arms being disposed substantially at right angles to each other near the ends of the axles and fastened to the outer angled ends of said arms is a rocker F made on the arc of a circle of substantially twenty inches in diameter.A Said rocker is provided preferably with a solid rubber cushion F', which may be secured in lace in any suitable manner, preferably gy y passing wires longitudinally through the same and fastening them in place by means of nuts. Rods F2 are fastened to said arms in order to securely brace the same.

G-G designate two seats having hinged backs G which may be thrown down to horizontal positions, whereby the device may be converted into a bed, if desired, and suitable arms G2 are provided for each seat.

G3 designates segment members which are fastened to said arms and provided with apertures adapted to receive pins carried by the hinged back and adapted to engage one or another of the apertures in said segment members, whereby the angle at which it may be desired to have the backs positioned may Abe adjusted. In the drawings, the backs and seats are shown as made of slats` the usual construction in settees. In order to further reinforce the seat, the rods GAx are passed through the cross-pieces of the seats.

II designates coiled springs which are fastened at their upper ends to said rods G4 and vtheir lower ends are secured to the rods F2 which connect said arms.

Upon reference to the under side of each seat, it will be noted that the cross-pieces G5 each is provided with a longitudinal groove adapted to receive one of the rockers, said cross-pieces being substantially the length of a rocker.

K designates a platform having the beams K which carry the wheels L in suitable brackets and are fastened to the under edges thereof, said wheels being adapted to travel back and forth upon the upper surface of the longitudinal side stri s of the platform. It will be noted that tie projecting strips K are positioned adjacent to the outer faces of said bracket arms which guide the platform as it moves back and forth.

N designate bars which are pivotally fastened. at their inner ends to said platform and which bar N has a free hooked end N designed to engage one or the other of the apertures in the laterally projecting arms O upon the axles, whereby the platform and seats may be caused to move back and forth in unison, although the speeds at which the latform and seats move vary owing to the fact that the bars N have pivotal connection with the projections upon the axles at a location intermediate the bearing sur faces of the rockers and the axis of the axles.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that, by the provision of the apparatus shown and described, a simple and el'licient mechanism is afforded whereby a settee may be given a reciprocating movement by the motion of the body and limbs of the operator sitting upon the seats and placing their feet upon the platform, the motion of the body to and fro or of the legs bearing upon the platform being sufficient to cause the axles to rock and give the desired movement.

Vhen it is desired to utilize the apparatus as a bed, the two backs may be turned down to horizontal positions, one overlapping the other as shown, thereby forming a comfortable bed upon which a mattress may be placed between the arms of the settee.

What I claim to be new is 1. A settee comprising a frame, axle bear ings mounted thereon, rocking axles mounted. in said bearings, rockers fixed to said axles, seats supported upon said rockers, a platform, wheels carried thereby and adapt ed to rest upon said frame, rods pivotally connected to said platform and having hooked ends adapted to be attached to projections upon said axles, as set forth.

2. A sette/e comprising a frame, axle bearings mounted thereon, rocking axles mounted in said bearings, arms projecting from said axle, rockers fixed to the ends of said arms, seats supjn'irted upon said rockers, rods connecting said arms, springs connected to said rods and also to said seats, a movable platform, and pivotal conneetionV between the latter and said axles, as set forth.

3. A settee comprising a frame, axle bearings mounted thereon, angular outline axles resting` upon an edge in the bearing openings in said bracket arm, arms fastened to said axles, rockers fastened to said arms, seats having grooved ways in the under surfaces thereof and adapted to receive said rockers, rods connecting said arms, coiled springs fastened to said rods and to said seat, a movable platform, and pivotal rod collina-,tions between the same and said axles, as set forth.

4. A settee comprising a frame, axle bearings mounted thereon, rocking axles mounted in said bearings, rockers vixed to said axles, seats supported upon said rockers, a movable platform, connections between the same and said axles, axially movable strips mounted upon said frame, casters carried by said strips, said frame having a shouldered portion adapted to receive a projecting part of said axially movable strip, and a button adapted to hold. said projecting part upon the shoulder, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto al hx my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

IRA C. MANAllAN.

Witnesses:

ETHAN A. DANsMAN, GUY DAN'sMAN. 

